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Communication: FOURTH PERIOD

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Each network layer for a DCS has it's own specialized equipment or software. Which of the layers below would make use of a DeviceNet protocol?
Which of the signal transmission modes is best described as one that uses modulation to convert a received signal?
The heart of a DCS is considered the PLC and it's five main programming languages. Which of the programming languages would be described as mimicking the components of the hardware of an analog control in self-contained blocks of code?
All the wired network components interact with ISO layers. Which of the answers below reflects the ISO layers that the hub interacts with?
There are a collection of standards that defines the access control for wired Ethernet. Which one of the answers below is the standard for physical connections between devices being copper or fiber-optic media?
With IPv4, you would use static address assignment over dynamic for this primary reason?
Which of the terms below can be best described as a standard set of command codes that every HART compatible device has to have?
Which of the terms below can be best described as a segment communication scheduling device in an H1 transmission system?
In IPv4, the user datagram protocol has less latency and measurable greater data throughput. Which of the answers below can be a drawback of this protocol?
A DCS collects a lot of data during the course of operating. Which of the terms below would best describe the database that contains a record of process alarms and events as they occur?
Which of the answers below best represents the recommended standard that uses a UART chip?
There are various subsystems within any HMI. Which of the tasks below would be the primary responsibility of the alarm subsystem?
Communication technology is generally specific to a type of area network. Which of the area networks below would IDSN and DSL be used primarily?
Which of the answers below can be best described as "A coating surrounding the optic core that reflects the light signal back into the core"?
Ethernet network components provide several ISO layers of transmission control. Which of the network components below has transmission controls on the ISO network layer and possibly the data link layers?
Which of the solutions below is best used with analog transmissions in the field to help prevent errors in transmissions?
Which of the messaging types below is best described as communication by sending a command, initiated by the scanner module, to all field device on the segment?
Which of the recommended standards would be best described as having a half -duplex transmission system?
All the wired network components interact with ISO layers. Which of the answers below reflects the ISO layers that the switch interacts with?
There are three parameters that need to be configured when manually addressing in IPv4. Which of the answers below represents the parameters that are required?
Due to the uncomplicated nature of the Modbus frame structure, it requires a simple access method. Which of the access methods below is a method that this frame structure supports?
Which of the terms below can be best described as a device with an assigned tag name?
Which of the cable types below is not generally used for DeviceNet segments?
In Modbus, data is read, and written in various memory ranges. Which of the answers below best represents the data type that a holding registers would use?
Which of the protocols below is best described as the connected field devices that are in a multibus configuration are limited to digital only signalling?